Carrier profile · USDOT 4284318 · MC-1665997 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cometa Bus LLC

0 power unitsavg 10.7 yrRegional · 3 statesMCALLEN, TX65/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1665997 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

10.7Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 763-7377 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average57.1% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.BASIC safety alert: Vehicle MaintenanceFMCSA intervention threshold exceeded for Vehicle Maintenance.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 66.67% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 27, 2026.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 57.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
385.337 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Prime’24–now

202420252026now

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Jan 2026	$5M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 4 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

MCALLEN, TX

6332 S 23RD STREET

Most inspections: TX

4 inspections

TX 4 · LA 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3717530 USDOT 4032570

Shares a company officer with other carriers

alfredo martinez — 42 carriers: USDOT 796513 USDOT 907949 USDOT 1287007 USDOT 1331464 USDOT 1337364 USDOT 1406025 USDOT 1571467 USDOT 1586887

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6332 S 23RD STREET, MCALLEN, TX, 78503
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 763-7377
Cell: (404) 680-0878
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Alfredo Martinez · Juan Mercado
USDOT / docket: 4284318 · MC-1665997
First registered: Aug 20, 2024
Last MCS-150: Sep 12, 2026 · 4,500 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,500

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Reviews

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67%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

32violation records

12OOS-tagged records

4 of 6inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1729%5 / 17

Driver fitness

667%4 / 6

Lights

333%1 / 3

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Hours of service

250%1 / 2

Other / unclassified

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

33%Nov 25 to May 261 / 3

100%May 26 to Nov 262 / 2

Top 3 codes (7 of 32 records)

393.60C Windshield / glazing3
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified2
391.11B2-Z Driver not qualified2

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396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.51A-SOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
385.337B-OOSO Other violation1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.62-BEMEO Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.62-BEMEOI Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.62-BEND Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.62-BENM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.83D Exhaust system1
393.91-BASIW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Driver fitness

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Lights

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for COMETA BUS LLC.

COMETA BUS LLC (USDOT 4284318) has a Vektor safety score of 65/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 8, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 12, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COMETA BUS LLC's USDOT number?

COMETA BUS LLC's USDOT number is 4284318, and its motor carrier number is MC-1665997.

Is COMETA BUS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. COMETA BUS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COMETA BUS LLC's safety record?

COMETA BUS LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 65/100 (tier: review).